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After a pause for the pandemic, Dartmouth will again require SAT and ACT scores
Dartmouth College is going back to requiring the SAT after it found students from less advantaged backgrounds were not submitting test scores that were high enough to help them get in.
Science experiments and endless enthusiasm led a physics professor to TikTok stardom
Videos of Tatiana Erukhimova's enthusiastic teaching style have gone viral on social media. The secret to her success? It didn't happen overnight.
Dartmouth will again require SAT and ACT scores, after a pandemic pause
A new study conducted by Dartmouth College found test scores could have helped less advantaged students gain access to the school.
Opinion: Their deaths leave holes that will never be filled
A string of shooting deaths of Chicago high-schoolers shocks and saddens, despite a decrease in the city's homicide rate.
Guilford County Schools student's story to be performed as an opera
A Guilford County Schools 5th grader will have a story she wrote turned into an opera and performed on stage next week. Her piece is about the importance of staying true to yourself.
Kaleideum sets dates for grand opening
The children’s education organization Kaleideum is getting ready to open its new building in downtown Winston-Salem.
NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back – with a fourth-grade edition!
The 2024 national podcasting contest for middle and high school students is open for entries. It will close on May 3.
UNCG Chancellor announces decision on program cuts
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chancellor Franklin Gilliam has announced his final decision regarding program cuts at the school. The move comes following a roughly year-long academic portfolio review.
NC A&T commemorates 64th anniversary of civil rights sit-in with conversation about social justice
Sixty-four years ago, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen staged a sit-in at a Woolworth in Greensboro to fight segregation. The school commemorated the anniversary today with a conversation about social justice.